Re: [Wikimediauk-l] blog.wikimedia.org.uk SSL cert not working in Firefox Ubuntu (works in Chromium)

2015-10-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'm still getting a certificate error for the wiki (latest Firefox, Win 8.1) On Oct 9, 2015 9:43 PM, "David Gerard" wrote: > Still broken here for me ... > > On 9 October 2015 at 21:22, Richard Grafen wrote: > > Is now working fine for me with no warning message in Ubuntu Firefox > 41.0.1. > > T

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia UK website certificate

2015-10-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
I'm still getting server security certificate errors from the WMUK website (most recently on donate.wikimedia.org.uk); I'm using Firefox under Windows 8.1. How else can I renew my membership? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthew

[Wikimediauk-l] 'Romantic London' - reusing Horwood's 1790's map

2015-10-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
map images - I'm sure some of you will have your own views about this. I shall notify the project's creator, Dr Matthew Sangster, about this post. He would be a good speaker for a future GLAM conference. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthew

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on

2015-11-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
ere let go) earlier this year remain unanswered. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on

2015-11-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
s.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2015-May/013036.html -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Moving on

2015-11-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 30 November 2015 at 13:56, David Gerard wrote: >>however it was agreed with Stevie that he >> would be the one to let everyone know. > > To be fair, as comms guy it was literally his job :-) Not once he'd left ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Wikimediauk-l] Mix'n'Match: UK school IDs - also OpenStreetMap

2016-01-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
of UK schools: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-gb/2016-January/018133.html We'll be adding Wikidata tags to objects representing schools in OSM, too. Do join in, in any way you feel you can. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mix'n'Match: UK school IDs - also OpenStreetMap

2016-01-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 9 January 2016 at 05:51, Robin Owain wrote: > Schools in Wales are covered by Estyn I've just submitted a Wikidata property proposal for that: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Organization#Estyn_ID -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewin

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mix'n'Match: UK school IDs - also OpenStreetMap

2016-01-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 January 2016 at 07:26, Dan Brickley wrote: > Linked Data school datasets Thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mail

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mix'n'Match: UK school IDs - also OpenStreetMap

2016-01-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 11 January 2016 at 14:36, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On 9 January 2016 at 05:51, Robin Owain wrote: > >> Schools in Wales are covered by Estyn > > I've just submitted a Wikidata property proposal for that: > > > https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Propert

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Party invitation

2016-01-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
a a side door. It's free.. + to the Geffrye Museum, also. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] An open letter to Rupa Huq, MP, regarding official Parliamentary videos

2016-03-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
I've just published this, on my blog: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/open-letter-rupa-huq-mp-official-parliamentary-videos/ calling for the use of an open licence for official videos of proceedings in the United Kingdom's Parliament. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthew

[Wikimediauk-l] en.Wikipedia infobox : your help needed

2016-03-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
fobox church}}. or some other subject-specific template. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM location - please vote!

2016-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 18 March 2016 at 11:53, Lucy Crompton-Reid wrote: > Also, please do let me know if you'd be interested in helping to shape the > day as a volunteer! I'd be happy to. As I live in Birmingham, I can also help you find a venue, if you decide to come here. -- Andy Mabbett @pi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] en.Wikipedia infobox : your help needed

2016-03-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 16 March 2016 at 15:31, WereSpielChequers wrote: > > Are the other parameters the same? No - but you've given me the idea to make a wrapper template that can be SUBST: to do some of the conversions. I'll look at doing so tomorrow or Friday (or Saturday...) -- Andy Mabbet

[Wikimediauk-l] Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England releases National Heritage List for England data under OGL

2016-03-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
ed in due course." -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata proposal for Wlesh school fintfiers

2016-03-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
I made a proposal for a Wikidata for an... identifier for a school in Wales, in the Welsh Assembly's Estyn database here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Organization#Estyn_ID If you're active on Wikidata, please comment as you see fit. -- An

[Wikimediauk-l] Old Bailey plaque: images obtained

2016-04-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:William_Penn_and_William_Mead_plaque one of which I have added to four relevant articles. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https:

[Wikimediauk-l] #ListEngland: Heritage England, crowd-sourcing, a missed opportunity

2016-06-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
ject manager later today. I'll keep you informed. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] #ListEngland: Heritage England, crowd-sourcing, a missed opportunity

2016-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 7 June 2016 at 14:29, Andy Mabbett wrote: > I'm in contact with them, and am hoping to have a phone chat with the > project manager later today. Despite saying he'd call me, he didn't. Nor have I received any explanation or apology for this. -- Andy Mabbet

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] #ListEngland: Heritage England, crowd-sourcing, a missed opportunity

2016-06-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
ing, or any other item. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM and Wikimedia UK meet up - please sign up!

2016-07-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
enue If there is sufficient interest, I could organise a walking bus from New Street Station, via Moor Street Station, on the morning of the event. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikim

[Wikimediauk-l] QRPedia down?

2016-07-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
h the last line linked to: https://qrwp.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_Man which times out. Yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_Man returns the expected article. What's broken? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigso

[Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
It seems that the Chilcot Report is under Open Government licence (OGL) 3.0. Is anyone working to put it in Wikisource? Note that OGL exempts Crown logos and some other elements. Any third party-content may not be under OGL. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
quiries.atomatic.net/uk-parliament-iraq-inquiry/> #OpenInfo <https://dabr.eu/hash/OpenInfo>" -- https://twitter.com/rufuspollock/status/750717375721377793 Source code is at: https://github.com/official-inquiries/official-inquiries.com -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthew

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
sions in the report, or to other content on the inquiry website? > Lastly there are a number of now declassified documents that provide vital > evidence to reinforce the reports findings, these too need to be freely > licensed. AIUI, they are (albeit with understandable r

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-08 Thread Andy Mabbett
n what basis would you compel the BBC and commercial providers to relinquish their rights? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 July 2016 at 09:26, とある白い猫 wrote: > BBC and commercial providers can be compelled on the basis of public > interest Can you provide a citation or case study to substantiate that claim? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [Talk-GB] Night Time Aerial Imagery?!?

2016-07-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
Talk-GB mailing list talk...@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.w

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
their rights] on the basis of public interest If you cannot, I'm happy to leave things there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailm

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Chilcot Report uses OGL

2016-07-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 12 July 2016 at 16:17, Charles Matthews wrote: >>Neither am I; I asked whether [...] > WP:DTS You have quoted me selectively; omitting: "If you cannot, I'm happy to leave things there." -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing htt

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] I'm moving on!

2016-08-03 Thread Andy Mabbett
r next job will be much less stressful ;-) -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Public art lists need some love

2016-08-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
and murals. Last year, I wrote a blog post explaining how the lists are compiled and how to edit them: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/public-art-wikipedia/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

[Wikimediauk-l] New UK-specific Wikidata properties

2016-08-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
ibrary of Wales Archives & Manuscripts ID - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2966 Legacies of British Slave-ownership person ID - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3023 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsont

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New UK-specific Wikidata properties

2016-08-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 10 August 2016 at 12:33, Andy Mabbett wrote: > Wikidata properties created, for UK-specific identifiers. I've now put these, and some others, into a single template: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:UK_properties please add any I've missed. -- Andy Mabbett @pigso

[Wikimediauk-l] Europeana/ BL wildlife sound editathon, London, 8 October 2016

2016-08-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
ll be available, and the event is suitable for beginners, birders and non-birders alike. Do join us (free, but sign-up required). http://www.europeanasounds.eu/news/come-on-a-sound-safari-with-the-british-library-and-wikimedia -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Europeana/ BL wildlife sound editathon, London, 8 October 2016

2016-09-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 1 September 2016 at 16:59, Gordon Joly wrote: >> http://www.europeanasounds.eu/news/come-on-a-sound-safari-with-the-british-library-and-wikimedia > Error 521 Ray ID: 2db9ec61554a3536 • 2016-09-01 15:58:24 UTC > Web server is down Working for me, now. -- Andy Mabbett @pigson

[Wikimediauk-l] English, Welsh & Scottish Charity numbers in Wikidata

2016-09-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
moved from the templates in Wikipedia, like this; https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wildfowl_%26_Wetlands_Trust&diff=739208311&oldid=735664471 You can help by adding the templates to articles (converting existing links if necessary) and/ or migrating the numbers to Wikidata. --

[Wikimediauk-l] Museums in Wikidata

2016-10-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
thereof); some were simply marked as "manor house", "factory", "water mill", etc. Or it was because they had no "located in the administrative territorial entity"(P131) property. You might like to check your local museums, or those you've worke

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Does anyone live near Spalding?

2016-12-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
ng > to go and take some better pictures for me? A friend and fellow Wikipedian who lives nearby says he will take some pictures. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wi

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Intro / British statutes

2017-01-11 Thread Andy Mabbett
r data in a spreadsheet, with a column for Wikidata ID where one already exists, then that can be used to automate the creation or updating of Wikidata items. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wiki

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata property proposals for the 'Visions of Britain' database

2017-02-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visions_of_Britain_place_ID and will now be discussed for at least seven days, to determine whether there is consensus for their creation. Please make your views known on those pages. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikidata property proposals for the 'Visions of Britain' database

2017-02-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 4 February 2017 at 13:05, Andy Mabbett wrote: > I have proposed two new properties for Wikidata, for entities > represented in the University of Portsmouth's Visions of Britain > database: I have also now proposed a property for the British History Online's Victoria C

[Wikimediauk-l] Digitisaton of East India Company/ India Office records

2017-02-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
This British library blog post may be of interest: http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2017/01/major-new-digital-resource-for-the-india-office-records.html -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight want to do Daily Mail vs WP:RS tonight - editor on hand?

2017-02-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] London meetup.

2017-02-13 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 13 February 2017 at 17:29, Gordon Joly wrote: > A new venue for March (and April). Ooh, go on, give us a clue... -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org ht

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Media enquiry from the BBC re editing/vandalism

2017-02-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
hat would take... I've done some cleanup on the article; more eyes there would help, please. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/ma

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Media enquiry from the BBC re editing/vandalism

2017-02-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 15 February 2017 at 15:08, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> The article is The Sherlocks There have been a lot of recent edits with people adding their or other names. At my request, it has been semi-protected (no edits by IPs or new accounts) for three days. This may need to be extended if the

[Wikimediauk-l] Guardian obituaries feed

2017-02-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
ng, I see that the Guardian have an RSS feed for their obituaries: https://www.theguardian.com/tone/obituaries/rss Is anyone interested in working on such a tool (or adapting the US one)? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Guardian obituaries feed

2017-02-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 21 February 2017 at 15:51, Richard Nevell < richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: Would that be "Passing On <http://passingon.natematias.com/>"? > Yes, I think that was it. I'm not keen on that interface, now I've seen it, and had something simpler in min

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] [Scotwiki] Celtic Knot - Language Conference at the University of Edinburgh - Deadline for ideas 10th March 2017

2017-02-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
ongarpedia: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Noongarpedia is Gideon Digby: https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra He or one of his colleagues from that project would be an excellent speaker for your event. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonth

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Guardian obituaries feed

2017-02-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
ID, if any. * {{Find sources multi}} (or a similar template) * Death date on Wikidata, if any. Maybe a red warning if item exists, but no date present. if possible, please. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK m

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Guardian obituaries feed

2017-02-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
t; > > {{done}} Even better, thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Leekfrith Torcs

2017-02-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
e study - with 25 million main-page views per day, I'm hoping that it will help to change attitudes in other public bodies! If you use Twitter, you can retweet: https://twitter.com/pigsonthewing/status/836630990432919552 or show @StaffordshireCC some love yourselves. -- Andy Mabbett @p

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

2017-03-25 Thread Andy Mabbett
item in, etc.): https://lizenzhinweisgenerator.de/?lang=en Is there an API version of that? I have a GLAM contact who are looking for such a tool. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@w

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: [OpenGLAM] No Copyright Infringement Intended, 7th April - 21st May

2017-03-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
both of which are free to attend. Let me know if there's any questions. Kind regards, Antonio -- anto...@hellocatfood.com http://www.hellocatfood.com ==== -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

[Wikimediauk-l] 1920s Radio Times

2017-03-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
est we use: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Radio_Times to discuss and coordinate imports. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Old Bailey Online links

2017-05-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
or the site's IDs: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Old_Bailey_Proceedings_ID please comment there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedi

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania room share

2017-05-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Anyone I lnow looking for a room-mate for Montreal? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Designs for T shirts

2017-05-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 May 2017 at 10:59, John Lubbock wrote: just trying to decide on some designs for T shirts Sadly, that doesn't look the shape of any T-shirt I won -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

[Wikimediauk-l] Mapping the Historic Boundaries of Wales: Commotes and Cantrefs

2017-05-19 Thread Andy Mabbett
reate the boundaries of the commotes (cymydau) and cantrefs (cantrefi) of medieval Wales." -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailma

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Digitisation Grant fund

2017-05-30 Thread Andy Mabbett
- HLF Appointed Expert Advisor; and Paul Sugden - Senior Digitisation Consultant. More details and how to apply can be found below: https://www.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant/ Best wishes, Ryan Kyle TownsWeb Archiving -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Designs for T shirts

2017-05-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 31 May 2017 at 16:54, Julie Workman wrote: > the black one with instance of P31 That should surely be P31 = Q131151 ? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org ht

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Designs for T shirts

2017-06-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 1 June 2017 at 10:55, John Lubbock wrote: > I do wonder how much it would cost extra to make personalised ones. :) I'd wear one with P31 = Q15136093 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mail

[Wikimediauk-l] UK univeristies and open content

2017-06-07 Thread Andy Mabbett
I've been asked to provide examples of UK universities releasing media under open licence (as opposed to giving us their images of out-of-copyright works). Do any spring to mind? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.o

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK univeristies and open content

2017-06-09 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 9 June 2017 at 13:00, CAMPBELL Lorna wrote: > The University of Edinburgh releases a lot of media material under open > licence. Here’s a few sources Thank you. That's a very commendable action on behalf of the university, and a very helpful example. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsont

[Wikimediauk-l] Official parliamentary photos of MPs to be open licensed

2017-06-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
Breaking news: Official parliamentary photos of (new?) MPs, being taken today, will be under Creative Commons Unported Attribution 3.0 licence. Only five years after I wrote: http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/politician-open-licensed-pictures-please/ -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK univeristies and open content

2017-06-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
6631455#Backlogging_in_OTRS and the section was archived with no further posts to those in the above version, despite the promise, made here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Matthewrbowker&oldid=778894407#OTRS of a reply; and apparently nothing done to remedy them. -- A

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Give a lightning talk at this Saturday's AGM and meet up!

2017-07-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 July 2017 at 16:49, Katherine Bavage wrote: > I need to see what capacity OSM has to tag postboxes https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dpost_box Don't forget to specify which royal cypher! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewin

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Give a lightning talk at this Saturday's AGM and meet up!

2017-07-18 Thread Andy Mabbett
ng relevant items in Wikidata. - - Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Open-licensed images of UK MPs are coming!

2017-07-21 Thread Andy Mabbett
ons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Official_United_Kingdom_Parliamentary_photographs_2017 and added them to Wikipedia (English and some others). I plan to upload the rest once they're available, but will then need help updating articles and Wikidata. -- Andy Mabbett

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open-licensed images of UK MPs are coming!

2017-07-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 21 July 2017 at 19:36, Andy Mabbett wrote: > the Parliamentary Digital Service announce and preview their > forthcoming release of a set of portrait photographs of 620 of the 650 > UK MPs. Pictures of Peers and Parliamentary staff (and hopefully the > missing MPs) are also pl

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open-licensed images of UK MPs are coming!

2017-07-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
ing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk That's proving incredibly helpful - thank you. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk __

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open-licensed images of UK MPs are coming!

2017-07-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
ly fair to our subjects (not to mention our readers) to replace with better images. I'm also finding a number of non-English articles with no images, or where the image has not been updated, when en.Wikipedia had a new one in the past. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://p

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open-licensed images of UK MPs are coming!

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 28 July 2017 at 08:12, Gordon Joly wrote: > The "Twitter storm" about this was reported on BBC Today (Radio 4) at > "eighteen minutes to eight". > > https://twitter.com/DigiBungalow I shouldn't be surprised if we see the mages used by the press without attribution; for all we know, parliament

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Pride 2017

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 28 July 2017 at 11:55, Fæ wrote: > The photo of the Lord Mayor at the front of the march seems > pretty useful, as Commons as no other photographs of her. Added to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_City_Council I was surprised to see that a former Lord Mayor and deputy were still

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyfraud by the British Museum

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
gine Julia Reda would be interested, given that EU money is involved. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyfraud by the British Museum

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
rnative proposed action? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyfraud by the British Museum

2017-07-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
ve been placed at the instigation of the THM, with no BM involvement. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] "Native name" in Infobox?

2017-07-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
th the place *or circumstances* of a person's birth"; but it could as well be removed, or moved to the 'other_names' parameter -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wi

[Wikimediauk-l] Editathon: London, 13 October 2017

2017-07-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
ht want to keep the date free. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] Lewis Cubitt Square, Kings Cross

2017-08-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
same goes for the other parts of that development, such as Lewis Cubitt Park: https://www.kingscross.co.uk/lewis-cubitt-park -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https

[Wikimediauk-l] Copyfraud redux: Waldemar Januszczak criticises BM & Tate

2017-08-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
56 While this may also apply to in-copyright works, this clearly relevant to our recent discussions about what is known as "copyfraud". I've replied, suggesting he contact WMUK with a view to collaborating. Maybe someone at WMUK can follow that up? -- Andy

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Copyfraud redux: Waldemar Januszczak criticises BM & Tate

2017-08-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
Sorry, I misread that. Valentine Low wrote in the Times; Januszczak supported on Twitter On 4 August 2017 at 22:15, Andy Mabbett wrote: > Waldemar Januszczak, writing in the Times (ironically, paywalled!) says: > > "Some of Britain’s leading art galleries have been accu

[Wikimediauk-l] Physiological Society editathon, London 13 October 2017

2017-09-04 Thread Andy Mabbett
an use the venue's WI-FI. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a complete mid 19th century map of Britain

2017-09-23 Thread Andy Mabbett
lements and significant features. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Physiological Society editathon, London 13 October 2017

2017-10-10 Thread Andy Mabbett
Last reminder for this event, this Friday. Are any of you planning to attend? On 4 September 2017 at 19:10, Andy Mabbett wrote: > If you can, please join me and the Physiological Society for an > editathon in London on 13 October 2017: > > http://www.physoc.org/physiolog

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Physiological Society editathon, London 13 October 2017

2017-10-12 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 11 October 2017 at 22:38, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 10/10/17 16:33, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> Are any of you planning to attend? > Virtual attendance, maybe? That would be welcome; you can keep up with progress at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/PhySoc --

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Museum fees for images

2017-11-06 Thread Andy Mabbett
and. or the other signatories? If not, I'd be wiling to contact the former, with whom I have previously corresponded. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://li

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Free Parliamentary event - RecordDNA – developing an international research agenda for the future digital evidence base

2017-11-24 Thread Andy Mabbett
For further information RecordDNA website: https://recorddna.wordpress.com/ Dr Elizabeth Lomas e.lo...@ucl.ac.uk Professor Julie McLeod julie.mcl...@northumbria.ac.uk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing

[Wikimediauk-l] New Wales-related properties in Wikidata

2017-12-14 Thread Andy Mabbett
/Property:P4658 (the latter is "for an historic site, monument or building in the National Monuments Record of Wales database") -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New Wales-related properties in Wikidata

2017-12-15 Thread Andy Mabbett
easily rectified, as I see you yourself have done: https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Property:P4641&diff=609674520&oldid=609660585 -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing lis

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Ordnance Survey 1st series 1:10, 560 - a complete mid 19th century map of Britain

2017-12-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
re justified. I'd be happy to endorse such an application. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] New Wales-related properties in Wikidata

2017-12-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
t their action was made in good faith, rather than being "very political". -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

[Wikimediauk-l] BBC Radio Times, 1930s

2018-01-01 Thread Andy Mabbett
butions to the work needing to be done, will be welcome there. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l W

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Possible news story about Wikipedia tomorrow

2018-01-20 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 20 January 2018 at 19:07, Doug Weller wrote: > Was there any response to the Mail's article blaming us for suicides? > It says they contact Wikipedia, presumably the WMF. I have a friend who is a press officer for a large UK Charity; one towards which the Daily Mail has taken a strong dislike

[Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Digitising Glass Plate Negatives Blog

2018-01-22 Thread Andy Mabbett
Forwarding for your info *waves* from Zurich Airport! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Forwarded message -- From: "Andrew Bruce" Date: 22 Jan 2018 11:11 am Subject: Digitising Glass Plate Negatives Blog To: Cc: Hello Everyone Followi

[Wikimediauk-l] UK railway station codes

2018-01-27 Thread Andy Mabbett
ta_prop_item_use=P4755&wpiu=none&interface_language=en&&&&doit= compared to over 2,500 that have them. Please help to add the last few. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimed

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] UK railway station codes

2018-01-28 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 27 January 2018 at 22:55, Lewis Cawte wrote: > Had a quick look through the list, and it would appear the majority of these > remaining stations are in Northern Ireland. Yes; I think the job's pretty much done, now. Until the codes for Crossrail stations are announced... -- A

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Signing off for now

2018-01-29 Thread Andy Mabbett
png ? Good luck, and don't be a stranger! -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk

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